Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle crash in Perry Township

PERRY TWP. – A man riding a motorcycle was killed in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday night at the intersection of Tuscarawas Street West and Bordner Avenue.

Timothy Carpenter, 37, of Canton, was operating a 2023 Kawasaki motorcycle traveling eastbound on Tuscarawas at 9:55 p.m. when he collided with a westbound 2015 Dodge Dart driven by Chantel Buie, 24, of Canton, that was making a left turn onto Bordner, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.

Carpenter, who was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Stark County Coroner's Office. Buie, who was wearing a seat belt, did not sustain any injuries.

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Perry Township Fire and EMS, Perry Township Police Department, Stark County Coroner’s Office, and Belden Village Towing were on scene to assist.

The patrol said alcohol and drug use are not suspected to be factors in the crash, which remains under investigation.

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle crash in Perry Township